KITSON

There was a Kitson family at
Priesthorpe in the parish of Calverley around the 1490's, but
absence of parish registers at that time means it is not possible to link them
with what are clearly their descendants in that township a hundred years later.

[KITS601]William
(born at Priesthorpe, baptised
at Calverley, 2nd April 1620), see later;

Jane (baptised at Calverley,
25th August 1622);

Issabell (born at
Priesthorpe, baptised at Calverley,
10th May 1629);

Marie (-), diedat Priesthorpe (buried
at Calverley, 7th May 1635);

William moved to Eccleshill,
in Bradford parish, where there an indenture survives concerning William the elder,
his wife Margaret and William the younger (1650). In 1660 it was recorded that
William was occupying lands at Hallywells, Littlegarth, Fallowcroft, Radfields,
Fagley, Folderings, Moorlands, Haigh, Apperley, Calfroyd and Broomroyd. Willm
Kitson was assessed with 1 hearth at the 1672 Hearth Tax at Eccleshill. William died
(age 85) at Greengates, in Eccleshill, (buried
at Calverley, 9th January 1674-75). His entry in that particular burial register was unusual; it was the only one
giving a person's age. Margaret died at Eccleshill (buried
at Calverley, 20th February 1678).

[KITS601] William
Kitson
(born 1620) was married more than once,
including to Anne mentioned in his will,
and had several children, including:

William (born c.1650, but possibly baptised at
Bradford, 25th August 1667), died at Eccleshill (1728);

Ann (born c.1652), married (at Bradford, 8th
May 1672) John Broadley;

Sarah (born c.1654), married (c.1685) John
Simpson. Sarah died at Idle (buried at Calverley,15th July 1794);

Elizabeth (born at Eccleshill, baptised at
Calverley, 29th July 1656), died at Eccleshill (buried at Calverley, 7th
September 1658);

Mary, married (at Bradford, 7th
May 1679) Thomas Wilkinson;

Grace (born at Eccleshill,
baptised at Bradford, 2nd December 1660), married 1. (at Bradford, 7th June
1703) Christopher Fletcher; then
2. (at Guiseley, 26th July 1710) John Hainsworth;

a child (-), died at
Eccleshill (buried at Bradford,
St. Peter, 23rd December 1666)

Margaret (born at Eccleshill, baptised at
Bradford, 2nd July 1665), died unmarried at Eccleshill (buried at Bradford,
St. Peter, 29th
November 1747);

James (born at Eccleshill, baptised at Bradford, 19th
April 1668), died at Eccleshill (1740);

[KITS611]John
(born c.1672), see later;

Edward (born
c.1674), died at Eccleshill (buried at Bradford,
St. Peter, 6th December 1731).

Willm Kidson junior
was assessed with 2 hearths at the 1672 Hearth Tax at Eccleshill. William died at
Eccleshill (buried at Bradford, St.
Peter, 10th December 1703), leaving a will, naming his surviving sons in order: William, James,
John, Edward. His widow Anne probably died five years later
(1708).

[KITS611] John
Kitson (born c.1672, son of William & an
unknown wife) had at least one child as
follows:

[KITS621]John
(born c.1694),
married Mary Robinson, see later.

John (a yeoman) died at
Eccleshill (buried at Bradford, St.
Peter, 10th July
1728).

[KITS621]
John
Kitson
(born c.1694), a clothier
of Eccleshill, married
(at Bradford, 29th September 1713) [ROBN622] Mary Robinson,
both of Eccleshill. They had seven children born at
Eccleshill and baptised at Bradford as follows:

Jeremy (baptised 6th November1715), though
apparently afterwards known as John;

[KITS631]Edward
(baptised 20th
September 1719), married Martha Brundle, see later;

Zedekiah (baptised 27th December 1721), died
at Eccleshill (buried at Bradford, 13th June 1727);

Mary
(baptised 6th
May 1726), died (age 13 months) at Eccleshill (buried
at Bradford, St. Peter, 27th June 1727);

Mary (baptised
11th June1728).

(When Edward and Zedekiah were
baptised (1719-21),
their father John was specifically described as being “John junior”.) John (a clothier)
died at Eccleshill (buried at Calverley, 23rd January 1729), and
Mary died at Eccleshill also (buried at Calverley, 12th May 1747).

[KITS631] Edward
Kitson
(born 1719) married
(at Bradford, 29th September 1745) [BRUM632] Martha
Brundle
(born 1723, see BRUNDLE),
both of Eccleshill. They had
ten children born at Eccleshill and baptised at Bradford as follows:

John(baptised
18th May 1746), died (age 85, unmarried) at Bolton, Bradford, (buried at
Bradford, St. Peter,
4th August 1831);